Riverine sailors underway in 5th Fleet in 2018. US Navy Photo
A U.S. and U.K. sailor assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet died suddenly in the days after the Dec. 1 apparent suicide of Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, USNI News has learned.
While investigations are underway into all three of the deaths, several defense officials have told USNI News the circumstances of all three deaths point to suicide.
The closeness of the deaths have raised defense officials’ concerns that Stearney’s high-profile status may have...
https://news.usni.org/2019/01/03/u-s-u-k-sailors-died-days-death-former-5th-fleet-co-stearney